The Latest Breaking News from Dan Cregan

There are about 30,000 privately owned dams in South Australia, with 20,000 of those in the Adelaide Hills — including the Echunga dam that caused residents of the town to be evacuated.

Mount Barker's Heysen Boulevard is supposed to be a vital transport corridor, but the 9-kilometre ring-road in the Adelaide Hills town looks more like a dotted line.

The South Australian ombudsman has cleared former deputy premier Vickie Chapman of any conflict of interest over refusing a port proposal on Kangaroo Island.

The South Australian parliament has sat for the first time since Labor's election win in March, with the state's governor outlining its legislative agenda.

A swag of MPs are set to miss the opening of the South Australian parliament on Tuesday after contracting COVID-19.

Former SA deputy premier Vickie Chapman hits back at a move to force her to quit politics sooner than she expected, saying she has "not resigned" but only "given notice" of her intention to do so.

South Australia's speaker in the previous parliament, independent Dan Cregan, is expected to continue in the role under the new Labor government.

South Australia's new Opposition Leader leaves open the possibility of luring MPs facing corruption charges back to the Liberal fold, as the party faces the challenge of having to retain a blue-ribbon seat at a by-election triggered by the former deputy premier.

Labor is targeting a key electorate ahead of the upcoming SA election, promising $220 million to build a new hospital in Mount Barker in the newly independent seat of Kavel.